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Battles of the Civil War

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This Union general took 62,000 men and marched from Atlanta to Savannah.
a)
General Jackson
b)
General Smith
c)
General Scott
d)
General Sherman
2.

Confederates attacked the this fort, the Union surrendered. First shots of the war

a)

Bull Run/ Manassas 1

b)

Antietam

c)

Appomattox Courhouse

d)

Ft. Sumter

3.

What was the official name of the south during the Civil War?

a)

Confederate States of America

b)

Rebel States of America

c)

Southern States of America

d)

Confederate States of the South

4.

The idea of attacking the Confederacy by squeezing them like a snake from the East and West is known as the...

a)

Snake Plan

b)

Anaconda Plan

c)

Gator Paln

d)

Enduring Freedom

5.

All of the following was part of the "Anaconda Plan" EXCEPT:

a)

Block all southern ports to cut off shipping

b)

Divide the north into sections

c)

Control the Mississippi River

d)

Capture the Confederate capital, Richmond

6.

The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because:

a)

It triggered a four-day draft riot in New York City

b)

The outcome convinced European nations to help the Confederacy.

c)

Southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory.

d)

Lee lost so many troops that he would never again invade the North.

7.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
8.

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Manassas

9.

Where was the first MAJOR battle of the Civil War?

a)

Appomattox

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Bull Run

10.

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

a)

Changed the course of the war, it made it about the issue of slavery as well as preserving the Union

b)

Preserved the Union

c)

Abolished slavery

d)

Changed the mind of the Southerners about having slavery, and brought the war to an end

11.

The Battle that was considered the "turning point" of the civil War was at----

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Manassas

12.

Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army.

a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant